Friday couldn’t have been any worse for Spurs fans unless Manu Ginobili had blown out both knees in Argentina’s Olympic semifinal loss to Team USA. The team they most love to hate landed the NBA’s most dominant big man. By adding Dwight Howard to a starting lineup that already includes Kobe Bryant, Steve Nash and […]
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Celebrities are often spotted in crowds at the Olympics, and given that so many people from around the globe are gathered in one spot, it can be difficult to keep track of the global who’s who when covering an event. According to Getty Images, actor John Wayne, best known for his roles in Westerns like […]
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Even though he’s already led Argentina to a pair of upsets over Team USA over the past decade, Spurs guard Manu Ginobili doesn’t sound confident of a third in today’s Olympic semifinal game. “The odds are against us,” he told Reuters on Thursday. “We have a 10 percent or even a five percent chance of […]
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LONDON — Tony Parker shook hands with the Spaniards, then made one, final Olympic gesture. He smashed his goggles onto the floor. A few hours later, near the same spot where pieces of plastic had skidded, Manu Ginobili made a gesture, too. He and his Argentine teammates sang with the crowd, pointing to those in […]
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All six Spurs playing in the Olympics made it into today’s quarterfinals. France, with Tony Parker, Boris Diaw and Nando De Colo, takes on Spain, which features NBA rivals Pau Gasol — the leading scorer in the Olympics with 20.6 points per game — Marc Gasol and Serge Ibaka. Tiago Splitter’s Brazil squad plays Argentina […]
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LONDON — Manu Ginobili says he’s been giving his Argentine teammates a few tips about how to play Tony Parker. “Go right up to him,” Ginobili said, “and go ‘whooo!’” Ginobili blew air out of his mouth. “That should fog up his goggles,” he said. That’s the mood of a man who celebrated his 35th […]
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With six players and one head coach, the Spurs have more representatives than any other NBA team in the 2012 Olympic basketball tournament that begins today in London. Right out of the gate, French national team members Tony Parker, Boris Diaw and Nando De Colo will compete against Team USA in the highlight of today’s […]
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By Mike Monroe Before even one game of the Spurs’ 2012-13 season is contested, Tim Duncan already has made a significant contribution to the team’s success. By accepting an $11.5 million cut from the $21.15 million salary he earned last season, Duncan enabled the club to re-sign its most coveted free-agent players, add 2009 draftee […]
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BARCELONA, Spain — Dressed like the Dream Team, tested like its predecessor never was. The U.S. Olympic men’s basketball team held on for an 86-80 exhibition victory over Argentina on Sunday, insisting it didn’t expect an easy game and not believing there’s benefit to one, anyway. “I love it. You hate to breeze through exhibition […]
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As you are standing around your computer today, Spurs fans, frantically refreshing Twitter and breathlessly awaiting news of what your favorite team is doing in the nascent stages of Free Agency 2012, here is a table you might find handy. It is a look at the Spurs’ major free agency-related related moves since winning their […]
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